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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]   In all but very rare instances, I think this is a silly exercise for parents who want to think their kid is more special than he/she is.  The majority of kids would be fine if left at their own local schools.

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In our house, dad put the file together.  I loved reading what he wrote about our son.  We get so focused on day to day stuff that we forget sometimes to sit back and just appreciate who our kids are becoming.  I think everyone should force themselves to think about their kids and write down little vingettes about them every once in a while.   [b]It is nice to take time to think about your kid and put down your thoughts on paper[/b].  My son is certainly no shoo-in for the program and even if he gets in I am not sure we'll send him to a Center.   My son was in pool (but barely) and I just wanted to let the process play out.  My husband said he wanted to provide his input via the questionnaire.  I am really glad he did - we both learned more about our kid through the exercise.[/quote]

I totally agree with this. It's not a silly exercise at all to write about your kid. We write letters of recommendation for other people, why not take the time to write about our kid?
It takes effort to articulate thoughts beyond "my kid's in-pool test scores will speak for themselves." I actually like what FCPS did this year in setting the deadline for AAP referrals before the test scores might arrive. It would actually be good if they made both the referral form and the questionnaire a requirement.  Every kid IS special in different ways. [b] It is silly that some parents can't  be bothered with writing an assessment of their kids. The exercise is for you, as a parent to be able to articulate HOW your kid IS special.[/b] The sooner you know that, the better you are going to be able to support your child's educational needs, be it in AAP or not.

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I trusted the FCPS professionals to identify whether the AAP class would be a good fit for my children. They have teacher input and test scores and that's enough IMO. Letting the parents put together files on their children is so odd. I can't imagine the "deciders" give the parents' input much weight. It feels like they just have this as an optional busy-work activity to make the parents feel like they are part of the process. [/quote]

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